
The French lower house of the parliament, the National Assembly, on Tuesday announced with a majority support its final approval to legalize same sex marriage and adoption.
A total of 331 legislators voted for the bill and 225 voted against, successfully paving the way for France to join dozens of other countries, mostly in Europe, to legally allow same-sex unions and adoption.
"Marriage for all," a campaign promise of French President Francois Hollande, is the most important social reform in France since the abolition of the death penalty in 1981.